2019 KIA FORTE brake fluid

Maintenance
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BRAKE/CLUTCH FLUID (IF EQUIPPED)
Checking the brake/clutch
fluid level
Check the fluid level in the reservoir
periodically. The fluid level should be
between MAX (Maximum) and MIN
(Minimum) marks on the side of the
reservoir.
Before removing the reservoir cap
and adding brake/clutch fluid, clean
the area around the reservoir cap
thoroughly to prevent brake/clutch
fluid contamination. If the level is low, add fluid to the
MAX (Maximum) level. The level will
fall with accumulated mileage. This is
a normal condition associated with
the wear of brake linings. If the fluid
level is excessively low, have the
brake system checked by an author-
ized Kia dealer.
Use only the specified brake/clutch
fluid. (Refer to “Recommended lubri-cants and capacities” in chapter 8.)
Never mix different types of fluid.
In the event the brake system
requires frequent additions of fluid,
the vehicle should be inspected by
an authorized Kia dealer.
When changing and adding
brake/clutch fluid, handle it carefully.
Do not let it come in contact with
your eyes. If brake/clutch fluid should
come in contact with your eyes,
immediately flush them with a large
quantity of fresh tap water. Have your
eyes examined by a doctor as soon
as possible.
Brake/clutch fluid, which has been
exposed to open air for an extended
time should never be used as its
quality cannot be guaranteed. It
should be disposed of properly.
OBD078007CAUTION - Brake/clutch fluid
Do not allow brake/clutch fluid tocontact the vehicle's body paint,as paint damage will result.
CAUTION - Proper fluid
Only use brake/clutch fluid inbrake system. Small amounts ofimproper fluids (such as engineoil) can cause damage to thebrake system.
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Do a thorough washing of the
undercarriage at the end of the
winter.
Use professional service techni- cians or governmental inspection
stations to annually inspect for cor-
rosion.
Immediately seek an inspection of your vehicle if you become visually
aware of corrosion flaking or scal-
ing or if you become aware of a
change in vehicle performance,
such as soft or spongey brakes,
fluids leaking, impairment of direc-
tional control, suspension noises
or rattling metal straps.Aluminum wheel maintenance
The aluminum wheels are coated
with a clear protective finish.
Do not use any abrasive cleaner,polishing compound, solvent, or
wire brushes on aluminum wheels.
They may scratch the finish.
Clean the wheel when it has cooled.
Use only a mild soap or neutral detergent, and rinse thoroughly
with water. Also, be sure to clean
the wheels after driving on salted
roads. This helps prevent corro-
sion.
Avoid washing the wheels with highspeed vehicle wash brushes.
Do not use any alkaline or acid detergents It may damage and cor-
rode the aluminum wheels coated
with a clear protective finish.
Corrosion protection
Protecting your vehicle from corrosion
By using the most advanced design
and construction practices to combat
corrosion, we produce vehicles of
the highest quality. However, this is
only part of the job. To achieve the
long-term corrosion resistance your
vehicle can deliver, the owner's
cooperation and assistance is also
required.
Common causes of corrosion
The most common causes of corro-
sion on your vehicle are:
Road salt, dirt and moisture that isallowed to accumulate underneath
the vehicle.
Removal of paint or protective coatings by stones, gravel, abra-
sion or minor scrapes and dents
which leave unprotected metal
exposed to corrosion.
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Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defects
LubricantVolumeClassification
Coolant MT
5.6
l(5.9 US qt.)
Mixture of antifreeze and water
(Ethylene-glycol with phosphate based coolant for
cooling device)
IVT
6.6 l(7.0 US qt.)
Brake fluid
0.7 ~ 0.8 l
(0.7 ~ 0.8 US qt.) FMVSS116 DOT-3 or DOT-4
Fuel53
l(14 US gal.)Unleaded gasoline
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I3
Index
Blind-Spot Collision Warning (BCW) system . . . . . . 5-102BCW (Blind-spot Collision Warning)/LCA (Lane Change Assist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-103
RCCW (Rear Cross-traffic Collision Warning) . . . 5-106
Bonnet see the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
Brake system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31 Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Hill-start Assist Control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Vehicle Stability Management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Brake/clutch fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26 Checking the brake/clutch fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-71
Bulb replacement precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-71
Bulb wattage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Button start/stop, see engine start/stop button . . . . . . . 5-11
Camera (Rear view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99
Capacities (Lubricants) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Care Care of seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-91
Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-96
SRS Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-68 Tire care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40\
Care of seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-30
Center console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-142
Central door lock switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Checking fluid levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Checking tire inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-41
Child restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32 Installing a Child Restraint System (CRS) . . . . . . . 3-36
"Lower Anchors and Tether forChildren (LATCH) System" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
"Securing a child restraint seatwith “Tether Anchor” system" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39\
"Securing a child restraint with alap/shoulder belt" 3-40
"Securing a child restraint withthe LATCH anchors system" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38\
Selecting a Child Restraint System (CRS) . . . . . . . 3-33
Child-protector rear door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31 Filter inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-31
Closing the trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Clothes hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-153
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster . . . . . . . 4-56
Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 7-23
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Crankcase emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-99
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-73 To cancel cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-75
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Index
Emergency Trunksafety release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Emergency while driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-99Crankcase emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-99
Evaporative emission control (including ORVR: Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery) system . . . . 7-99
Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-100
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 8-2
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23 Changing the coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-25
Checking the coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-23
Engine coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59
Engine number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-\
21 Changing the engine oil and filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-22
Checking the engine oil level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
Engine overheats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
Engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11 Engine start/stop button position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Illuminated engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Engine start/stop button illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Engine start/stop button position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Engine will not start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 Evaporative emission control (including ORVR:
Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery) system . . . . . 7-99
Exhaust emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-100
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items . . . . . . . 7-16 Air cleaner filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Air conditioning refrigerant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Brake discs, pads, calipers and rotors . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
Brake hoses and lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17\
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Drive belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Drive shafts and boots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Engine oil and filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Exhaust pipe and muffler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
Fuel filter (for gasoline) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Fuel lines, fuel hoses and connections . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Intelligent Variable Transmission (IVT) fluid . . . . . 7-17
Manual transaxle fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
Spark plugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Steering gear box, linkage & boots/lower arm ball joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-20
Suspension mounting bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
Vacuum crankcase ventilation hoses . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Vapor hose and fuel filler cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-91
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Index
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Flat tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 6-14Changing tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
Jack and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
Removing the spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Storing the spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Floor mat anchor(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-154
Fluid Brake/clutch fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-26
Washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-27
Folding the outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-54
Folding the rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Forward Collision-Avoidance assist (FCA) (Camera + Radar type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
Brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-62
FCA warning message and system control . . . . . . . 5-61
Limitation of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-67
Recognizing pedestrians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-70
"Sensor to detect the distance from the vehicle in front (front radar/camera)" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-63
System malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-65
System setting and activation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
Forward Collision-Avoidance assist (FCA) (Camera type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49
FCA front view camera sensor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50 FCA warning message and system control . . . . . . . 5-48
Limitation of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
Recognizing vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
System malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
System setting and activation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Front fog lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-80
Front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-107
Front passenger seat belt warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
Front seat adjustment (manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Front seat adjustment (power) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8
Front turn signal lamp bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . 7-79
Fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Fuel gauge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
59
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 7-55 Engine compartment fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . 7-58
Fuse/relay panel description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-61
Inner panel fuse replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-57
Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 4-58
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14\
3
Glove box lamp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
Glove box lamp replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-89
Gross vehicle weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
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